Garment



Sept. 10, 1946. M. M. HANDT 2,407E5G YGARMENTI Filed May 24, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 VII) nun INVENTOR.

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GARMENT Filed May 24, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

J/amib Patented Sept. 10, 1946 GARMENT MariaMarguerite Handt, NewYorlqN. Y.

. Application "May 24, 1945, Serial N0..595,554 1 Claim. (01.2-83) Thisinvention relates to garments, and more I particularly to those adaptedfor womens wear, such as pajamas, play-suits bathing suits, lounging andsleeping garmentsand other garments suitable for many purposes.

. One of the objects of the invention is to provide a garment of thisgeneral character which will be comfortable under various conditions ofwear; which, will be of attractive appearance and will possess suchfitting characteristics that it will readily adapt itself to figures ofvarious contours and will permit comfortable wear during variousactivities.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a garmenthaving an upper section, or trunk-enclosing portion, which constitutesan upward continuation of a lower garment such as slacks or shorts, saidupward continuation being in the form of an elongated panel extendingfrom one side of the lower garment, said panel being doubled upon itselfover the shoulders of the wearer to thereby clothe the front as well asthe back of the wearers body. The end portions of the panel projectlaterally and constitute extended tying elements around the waist of thewearer, said elements being detachably secured together at the back.This arrangement is such that freedom of the panel portion to rise oradjust itself vertically from the waist line, is provided, thus enablingthe upper portion of the garment, made up of the aforementioned panel,to move with the body when the body performs various movements orengages in activities.

These and other objects are attained by the improved construction, amore particular description of which will hereinafter appear and be setforth in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a parthereof, in which Fig. 1 is a face view of the garment spread outfiatwisely and in fully open or extended position; Fig. 2 is aperspective view, showing how the garment appears when in position ofwear; Fig. 3 is a front view of the garment, showing th upper panelportion transversely folded or doubled over upon itself, and Fig. 4shows the rear of the garment as it appears in use.

In the drawings, l indicates the lower portion of the garment. In theembodiment shown, this part may be a bifurcated garment, such as thepair of slacks illustrated, or it may be a skirt, a pair of shorts orthe like. This part of the garment is of conventional construction, andat the front it terminates at the waist line as indicated at 2. At theback, the slacks I are extended upw ardly point.

the garment is worn.

together at the V 2 in the form ofa continuous lengthy, panel-likeextension 3, which may be pleated or gathered as at 4 where it joins thewaist line of the slacks, to provide desirable fullness at this At acentral point in the lengthy panel-like extension 3 is provided a neckopening 5 from which the slit 6 extends in a direction toward the freeend 1 of the panel. Lateral tabs Band .9 extend from the sides of, theextension3, these parts providing short sleeve projections when Near thefree end I of the panel extension 3 is provided a-pair .of laterallyprojecting wings iii and H which, when the garment is worn, are tied orotherwise secured back'of the body, as clearly seen in Fig. 4. l

As will be noted in Fig. 1, inturned triangular parts I2 and I3 unitethe waist line of the slacks l with the panel extension 3 and located in.one

,of these parts, and extending :down into the .hip

portion of the slacks, may be provided a slide fastener IE! or otherdetachable fastening means, thus providing a closeable opening tofacilitate the donning and removal of the garment. This fastening devicecan, if desired, be located at the center line M of the slacks, andwill, of course, be of the concealed type.

From the foregoing, the operation of the garment will be readilyunderstood. Assuming that the slacks portion of the garment has beendonned in the conventional manner, the extended panel-like part 3 willthen be located behind the wearer and will extend well over her head. Itis doubled or transversely folded upon itself on the fold line I5 whichconstitutes theshoulder line of the garment. This will divide the panel3 into the back section 23 and the front section It and will bring thesection l6 down over the front or chest of the wearer to thereby extendover and clothe the front of the upper part of the body from the waistup. The head is thrust through the opening 5 and the garment at thistime appears as in Fig. 3, with the end 1 of the panel disposed slightlybelow the waist line of the wearer and the tying wings l0 and IIprojected laterally. These ends l0 and H are brought around to the backof the body and are there tied together as indicated at I! in Fig. 4,and the donning of the garment is then complete.

It will be noted that other than the fastening device 19, no fasteningelements, buttons or the like, are employed in the garment and that bymerely drawing the wings or extensions l0 and H around to the back ofthe wearer to the exwill be noted that since the end 1 tent required toconform the panel portion 3 to the contour of the body, and then unitingthe parts Ill and II at the rear, a close and conforming fit of thegarment to the body is assured. It will be further observed that theedges 2| and 22 Of the panel 3 diverge and thus are angularly disposedwhen the garment is worn so that they overlap the edges of thetriangular parts l2 and I3 and the sides of the body are thusenclosed-by parts which are more or less adjustable to a requiredoverlap to thereby conform the garment to body lines. Moreover it of thepanel 3, and which end of the panel is at this time located adjacent tothe waist line of the garment, is free of attachment to the slacksportion of the garment with the result that this edge is free to risewhen necessary under movements of the body. The result is that bindingand constriction of the upper portion of the garment on the body willnot occur due to this self-conforming disposition of the top portion ofthe garment. The overlap of the waist portion of the slacks by the edge1 is such that this edge 1 isfree to rise to a considerable extent toadjust the front upper part of the garment to bodily contours as well asto permit it to rise during vigorous bodily movements, without thepossibility of a gap occurring between the edge 1 and the top of theslacks at the front of the garment.

Theconstruction of the garment is such that the garment may be speedilydonned and re moved; the adjustability of the upper portion enables thegarment to be fitted to persons of different size and girth withoutbinding or constriction and thus comfort during Wear is assured. 7

While I have shown a single embodiment of the invention, it is obviousthat various modifications may be made without departing from the spiritof the invention. The portion of the garment herein shown as slacks maybe a skirt or shorts; the fastening device, or so-called zipper, may belocated in a position other than that disclosed, and various trimmings,additions and embellishments may be added to the garment to lendattractiveness and style to it and generally enhance its appearance,these touches being omitted from the drawings in order to simplify theillustration to the constructional details which constitute the essenceof the invention. It is also to be observed that while I have shown the3 as arising from the top of the slacks at the rear thereof and thepanel adapted to be doubled over and brought down over the front of thebody, this arrangement may be reversed. That is to say, the panelextension may be arranged to rise from the front of the slacks ratherthan from the back, and be brought down over the back of the wearer, andthe tying ends brought around to the front and secured together thereat.These and various other modifications are contemplated as being withinthe scope of the invention and within theterms of the claim appendedhereto. i

What I claim-is: A garment of the character described comprising, alower garment portion in the form 01' trousers for covering the lowerpart of the body downwardly from the waistline, an upper portion securedat the waistline to the back of the lower garment and having infoldedparts secured to the front of the lower garment adjacent to the hips,said upper portion having a substantially centrally disposed neckopening and beingof substantially T-shape and thus provided at one endwith lateral .tying'extensions to be'extended about the waist of thewearer below the upper end of the lower garment part and attachedtogether.

MARIA MARGUERITE HANDT.

